The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-12

follow that either sIe assasins. Let's
get at the assassiIs. Let's get at the
facts, not defamation nor isolate d
circumstances, but take everything to-
gether and deduce the truth there
from. He described the physical evil
dences on The bridge, and aid that
they had not been explained away by
the intelligent witnesses and had
not been attempted to be explained
by learned counsel and he Gefed
them to do 1t. They cannot be de
MED by defamation nor by abuse of
witnesses. These, with the scientific
concentrations that have not aud
cannot be controversial, show ia I'M
mistskable terms that there were but
two men engaged in the combat.
Thee physical signs cannot be whistied
down the wind by the wit
of counsel. Why then have they not
procured scient fic demonstrations to
dieprove them. He then proceeded TO
chow the plaueibility OF the theory
that Gambrell fred The first shot and
that under all the attendant circum.
stances he was justified ia so doing
He proce 1ded to define the psychology
ical condition Of the minds OF the two
combatants when they met on this
occasion. He said The conspiracy
theory is gone and dissipated snd
there is nothing OF it left. Why was
Eubanks brought intot2 Simply be.
cause be was in the carriage and for
having incidentally mentioned to
Hamilton at the postoffice that he saw
Roderick Gsmbrell going west. You
cannot take the solid facts as they
stand unconiroverted and submit
them to a diabolicsl suspicion. After
speaking two hours the court took
recess till p. M.
COL. NUGENT RESUMED HIS ARGUMENT
at 3 o'CLCC OK Pm.
Counsel for State condemn Hamil.
ton for the company he kept Mr.. Nu-
gent said there was no evidence that
he has kept company with any such
company except casual meetings, and
the fact that he was the leader aud
director Of the anti prohibitionists. He
said that some of the very best Citi-
zens Of this city belonged to the same |
party, and If you ask me to condemn
a man who differs with me politically |
and who does not belong to my church |
/ will scout you rs a ruffian unworthy |
to appreciate the rights OF citizens in |
this free and enlightened government. |
He then reviewed the evidence in de-
tail, as to the passage of the carriage
on the bridge at this time of the shoot.
ing, the order OF the firing, the posi-
ton of the parties doing the shooting,
who commenced the STRAY, and when
did Gambrell cry murder2
He discussed these several questions
with ability, deducing from the evil
denCe that there was only a single
combat between two men, and that
Gambrell commenced the fight; that
the contrary was only suspicion and
that suspicion supplies the meat it
feeds on. He said he did not ask the
discharge OF Hamilton, for Hamilton
as State Senator owes it to the peo-
pie Of Mississippi to invite an indiCt-
ment and a trial by q jury Of his
country and be vindicated by a YER
dict of acquittal from the foul charge
OF murder and assassination which is
born or nurtured and fed by sus-
PIGEONS alone, to vindicste the proud
and envisble character which he hes
ever borne, and which up to this sad
occurrence even suspicion has never
tainted. He claimed, however, that
he was entitled to bail beyond